Dimensioning-gage for linotype-slug cutters



V. ROYLE.

DIMENSIONING GAGE FOR LINOTYPE SLUG-CUTTERS. APPLICATION HLED APR. 8.1915.

1,375,323. Patented Apr. 19`, 1921.

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V. ROYLE. DIMENSIQNING GAGE FOB LINOTYPE SLUG CUTTERS.

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NE'E'E ST VERNON ROYLE, OF PATERSOIT, NEW JERSEY. 1 A i. Y 1

v DIMENsINiNGAGE non LmoTYrE-SLUG. cU'rTnns.

To all lwho/m.V it mag/concern.'

Be it Vknownthat I,`VERN0N Borna, a

lcitizen of theUnited States, and resident of Paterson, in the county`of Passaic and State of New Jersey, have invented a vnew and usefulImprovement in Dimensioning-Gages for Linotype-Slug Cutters, ofkwhichthe rfollowing is aspecification.

,'My invention relates to a dimensioning ygage for linotype slugcutters, with the ob- Fig. 3 is aY transverse section in theplane Of theline B-B, Fig. 1. l,

' Fig..4 is a transverse section in the plane Fig. 5 VisV a 'sideelevation of the gage, the table 'on'which it is located being shown ini sectionv and the. saw indicated by dotted lines, and l,

Y Fig. 6 is avhorizontal section in theplane l of the line D-D, Figi'.

dor suitable construction for receiving the The table'sliown may be of,'any approved gage and permitting it yto slide, bodily in a direction to:present thel workv to a cutter and the cutter,'here shown as al saw,may be of any f well known or approved '.,type, either saw or blade. Thetable is denoted The framel of the gage consists of a bar i denoted .by3, anda reinforcing bracket portion 4 to which issecured the guide 5,lfor directing the gage bodil'yalong the table to f present the work 'tothe cutter. Y

A knee orlangle frame consistingof the` Ylegs 6 and 7 and the diagonalbrace 8 connecting the two legs, is constructed to slide l along theface of the bar 3, in proximity Yto the top of the table, in a rightline toward and away from the path of the cutter. The leg 6 and hencethe knee frame, is removably secure-d to ,a T-shaped tongue 9, the outer.faceof whichisprovided with a series 'of rack teeth 10. The tongue 9 isreceived with asliding fitlin an undercut groove 11 in -the face ofthebar 3. For purposes which will hereinafter appear, the teeth 10 arecut 1n harmony Vwith printers points, that 1s, a

Specication of Letters Patent.4 Patented Apr; 19,1921. Appneatidn nedAprii s, ,1915. serial No. 19,996.

series of teethof a lcertain length, for exy9' andknee or angle framemay be measured l in printers points. Y i l The knee frameis operated bya pinion 12, keyed toanupright shaft 13, journaled Y1n a hub piece 14,rigid withthe bar 3 and bracket 4. Surrounding a reduced upper portionof the hub piece 14,'is a disk plate 15,' locked to the hub piece 14 bya screw 16, the head of which is countersunk inthe up? Yper, face of theplate 15, the' said screw being tapped into the hub piece 14. Ata pointin:

i Ythe periphery of the Vplate-15, thereis a flat top post 17, extendingfrom thebar 3 to the upper face ofthe'plate and projecting outward ashort distancevto `readily catch the j eye of the operator and on thetop lof thisl ylpost is' a ne, line to indicate .point for Ysetting thegage.

An -indicating dial, here shown kas a micrometer disk 1,18, in thepresent instance the starting cone-shapedfalongA its outerV portion, is

mounted on the shaft v13, its outer 'edge ex -`tending down into'proximity to the face of ythe plate 15-and` subdivided into equal partstaking the distance of a printers point 'as a standard. ,As shown on thedrawings, the

smallest Ysubdivision corresponds to` three t points, the next larger tosix points, the next larger to twelve points'or a pica andthe largest toseventy/two pointsror,V six picas, of which there arek six in theentire'circumference.A vrThese 'groups of seventy-two each are furthernoted by figures 0,' 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, on the margin ofthe flattenedcentral portion "disk 18, togetherwith theindicated starting or zeropoint formvwhat l am pleased to call the measuring device. rlhe -disk18, may be clamped to the shaft 13, by the pressure of a i thumb nut 20on ak handwheel 21 which in turn rests onthe disk 18. To give ther cenrtral portion of the disk 18 an advantageous friction bearing', there yisprovided a bearing piece 18*, keyed to the shaft 13, on the rim of whichpiecethe disk 18 bears, .the central portion of the disk 18* resting ona shoulder 19 onV the shaft 13. .Y

When the parts, disk 18 and hand' wheel 21, are locked to the shaft 13by the nut 20,

they rotate with theyshaft as 'the latter pis,

of the micrometer disk 18. The micrometeroperated to rotate the pinion12 and hence slide the knee, but when the nut 20 is loosgened, the disk18 may be rotated independently of the shaft and pinionand this featureis of importance as follows: lf a cutter after sharpening orwhenerzchanged for a`n-.

other, cuts in a path a slightdistance farther from the face ofthe gagethan a previous4 at the `fine line "on the post `17 and then clampingthe parts tothe shaft 13 and turning the micrometer and shaft` to setthe knee frame back the requiredjnuinberof points forthe particularslugsto `befcut.`

l'lhe leg 7 of the knee fa ejhas an under `cut groove `22` in `its `facein which a jaw carrying bar 23 slides. The bar'23 has alseries of spiral.teeth `244 on its,back,.wh ich teeth i fare Qengaged"`by the spiralthread 25'1`on a pinion 26 ,carried by `Ia short,` shaft 27 `mount-`(ad-in` a housing28 rigid with the knee frame. The shaftf27-alsocarries Aa spiralA gear 29 ,s

engaged by aspiraltoothed actuating wheel j 1,3()onan upright shaft31hung in al bearing 32 extending upwardly` from the housing 2.8

[tothe shaftxbya nut 34.:The wheel 33is forced by the 'nut34` against .ashoulder 35 on the shaft and `the bottomr vofthe wheel and.` operated bya` hand wheel 33 clamped hubrests on the top of thebearing 32tosuspendthe'shaft and its wheel,

The pitch of the severalf spiral gears 30,

. 29,25, and teeth 2415.311011 that .the friction nl 'A will besuiiicient to hold thejaw'carrying bar 23. in its adjustedpositionwithout any other locking device.`

Thebar 23 slides in line toward and away from the bar 3, and is fittedto receive interchangeable clamping j aws`36, .one only being: shown, itbeingunderstood that others f `of ,similar construction, havlnga longeror shorter slug engaging end, might be employed. The `inner endof thebar 23 is provided with a tongue 37 to enter a groove 38 the back oftheslugcngaging end of the theend against vertical displacement. Theouter end of the jawA 36 is provided with an `open slotV 41` to receivea clamp screw 42 tappedinto the front face ofthe bar. aws

may be interchanged by simply loosening the screw 42 and sliding `thejawalong-the face of thebar 23 to free its inner end, and reversing this`operation. .to place another jaw in position, it being understood thatthe y group of slugs 43 shown in the drawings are not in position to` becut when the interchange of jaws takes place.`

- To lock the knee frame and parts carried `thereby toV the `slidingtongue 9, and the tongue 9 and knee to the har 3, a tail screw 44extendsthrough the leg 6 of the knee frame and screws into the tongue 9,and two 'dowel 'pins 45, 46, coact with thelscrew44 to maintain thealinement. By tightening the screw, the tongueand face of the leg 6 are.caused to gripthe bar 3. A bar spring 47 surroundingthe screw 44 underitshead and withl its free ends bearing on brosses448,

49j, on 'the back of 'thefleg' 6 `tends to fclose the'joint betweenthe'leg 6 and face of the` bar `3when .the screw 44 is .loosened'to adl`just'the knee, holding the kneefinrnild frictionalfengagement with thebar V3 and y prevvve-ntingthe entrance of vchips to' disturb thefaccura'cy of the, gage. `Instead Of the'rni- `crometer disk 18 dividedinto' subdivisions"` with av printing pointas the standard, diskslsubdivided. by taking any other well known or desired,standard,.inigh't be substituted In operation, the disk `18 havingibeenloosened from the shaft 13 andthe knee frame slid forward untilf itsface touches the cutter, the disk 18 is then turned-inde-l pendently ofthe shaft 13, until` its zero'point registers with the -ne lin'eison the`top 'of the ost 17. fThe micrometerv disk 18 is `then ,Y ockedtotheshaft 13 and the disk, to ether, vwith the shaft, isthen turnedftosli e the knee frame back seventyetwo printers points,

, without changing the structure other than ,Y f the marks`ofsubdi'vision, to tl the gages Vfor the"particular work to beperformed,A

or any other desired'number of'pointswith- 'in the limits of thegage. Agroupfof the slugs is theneplacedin: p osition as shown at 43, the backof thevgroup resting against the frontlof thegage and one endfof thegroup against the frame 3.v TheV clamping `jaw 36 is then slid againstthe opposite end of the group by turning the wheel`33, andzwhen tightlyheld, the `gage is slid along the table 1, to bring the'cutter 2 intoengagement. to] l p cut the yslugs thedesired length., bar 23, to lockthat end of the jaw against f horizontal. displacement, and a pin 39pro- `jectngfrorn the bottom Vofthe groove 38,

enters. a'hole 40 "in the tongue 37 to lock Whatlclairn is:l i i i f 1.7In aA` gage, the combination with. a supportlngframe anda kneeifrarnearranged to `slide along the supporting frame, of ascrew V for locking ythe frames in the desired'` ads" justment and aspring arranged to coactwith the screw to hold the frames in contact when the screw is loosened.l

r 2; A gage'comprising a` supporting frame, a knee frame arranged toslide along the supporting frame, a clamp carriedby the knee frame, ajaw of the clamp` being probeing provided the one With a recess and theother With a projection to enter theyrecess for removably securing voneend of the jaw and means coacting With said slotrto secure the oppositeend of the jaw.

3. A gage comprising a supporting frame, a movable frame arranged toslide along the supporting frame, a clamp arranged to slide along themovable frame, a hand Wheel and 10 means intermediate the hand Wheel andclamp for placing the clamp under the conpresence of tvvo Witnesses,this fifth day of 175 April, 1915.

. VERNON ROYLE. Witnesses:

HEBER ROYLE,

F. J BRADLEY.

